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1. Immunization
   The construction of an asset and a liability that are subject to offsetting changes in value.
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2. immunization
   [n] - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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3. Immunization
   Immunization: Vaccination. Immunizations work by stimulating the immune system, the natural disease-fighting system of the body. The healthy immune system is able to recognize invading bacteria and viruses and produce substances (antibodies) to destroy or disable them. Immunizations prepare the immu...
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4. immunization
   the process of rendering a subject immune, or of becoming immune. Category: Medicine
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5. immunization
   Synonym for immunisation ... <immunology> A process that increases an organisms reaction to antigen and therefore improves its ability to resist or overcome infection. ... <technique> A technique used to induce immune resistance to a specific disease in humans (or other mammals) by expos...
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6. immunization
   immunisation noun the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
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7. Immunization
   The construction of an asset and a liability match that benefits from offsetting changes in value.
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8. immunization
   (im″u-nĭ-za´shәn) the process of making a person immune, or of becoming immune. Called also inoculation and vaccination. active immunization stimulation with a specific antigen to cause antibodies to be formed in the body. The antigen may be in one of four forms: (1) dead...
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9. immunization
   process by which resistance to disease is acquired or induced in plants and animals. This discussion focuses on immunization against infectious ... [19 related articles]
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10. immunization
    the induction of immunity.
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11. Immunization
    Strategy of constructing a combination of assets and liabilities that is subject to offsetting changes in value Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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12. immunization
    A bond portfolio strategy in which the return is protected against changes in interest rates. Typically the duration of the portfolio is used to determine the sensitivity of the bonds to changes in interest rates....
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13. immunization
    Matching assets with liabilities of an equal return. Frequently involves duration hedging....
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14. Immunization
    A process in which dead or weakened microorganisms are directed into the body, usually be means of an injection. Antibodies form against the microorganisms that have been adminstered and an immunity is developed. If the same microorganisms enter the body at a later time, they will be killed by the a...
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15. immunization
    immunization: see immunity; vaccination.
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16. immunization
    Type: Term Pronunciation: im′myū-ni-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Protection of susceptible patients from communicable diseases by administration of a living modified agent (yellow fever vaccine), a suspension of killed organisms (pertussis vaccine), a protein expressed in a het...
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17. immunization
    Process of conferring immunity to infectious disease by artificial methods, in other words making someone not liable to catch a disease. The most widely used technique is vaccination (see vaccine). Immunization is an important public health measure. If most of the population has been immunized again...
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18. Immunization
    To produce immunity in, as by inoculation.
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19. IMMUNIZATION
    The administration of a vaccine in order to produce protective immunity against the infectious disease agent(s) present in the vaccine.
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20. immunization
    (im;yuu-nu1-za;shun) The process of increasing one's resistance to pathogens. In active immunity a person is injected with antigens that stimulate the development of clones of specific B or T lymphocytes; in passive immunity a person is injected with antibodies produced by another organism.
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21. immunization
    (im;yuu-nu1-za;shun) The process of increasing one's resistance to pathogens. In active immunity a person is injected with antigens that stimulate the development of clones of specific B or T lymphocytes; in passive immunity a person is injected with antibodies produced by another organism.
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22. immunization
    A technique used to cause an immune response that results in resistance to a specific disease, especially an infectious disease.
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23. Immunization
    `Immunization`, or `immunisation`, is the process by which an individual`s immune system becomes fortified against an agent (known as the immunogen). When this system is exposed to molecules that are foreign to the body (non-self), it will orchestrate an immune response, but it can also devel...
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24. Immunization
    (finance) In finance, `interest rate immunization` is a strategy that ensures that a change in interest rates will not affect the value of a portfolio. Similarly, immunization can be used to ensure that the value of a pension fund`s or a firm`s assets will increase or decrease in exactly the ...
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